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Screen time surprise under grandparents’ care

Pranjal Malewar -
A growing interpersonal dynamic that can influence media habits and family relationships is uncovered.
Parenting

Twin relationships: Dominance and development

Pranjal Malewar -
The twin paradox.
Parenting

Want to make your children better fact-checkers? Study suggests best idea

Pranjal Malewar -
How do children decide when to believe a claim? UC Berkeley psychologists have presented a somewhat paradoxical partial solution: Expose young children to more misinformation...
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Fathers with low incomes are emotionally resilient

Pranjal Malewar -
New fathers who faced economic hardships remained deeply connected to their children.
Parenting

Progress in infant speech development found

Dr. Prajakta Banik -
Infants are monre active in learning speech, exploring their vocal skills with or without interaction from adults.
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Parental bed-sharing is unlikely to impact children’s psychological development

Pranjal Malewar -
Bed-sharing has no impact on children’s psychological development.
Parenting

Parents’ humor improves relationships

Dr. Prajakta Banik -
Humor can ease tensions and improve relationships in parenting, helping both parents and children feel better in stressful times.
Parenting

Environment influences mother-child problems talk

Dr. Prajakta Banik -
Best places for moms and teens to talk about stress.
Parenting

Social interactions shape infant language development

Dr. Prajakta Banik -
Brain responses and language growth in infants.
Parenting

Moms’ advice helps teens, even if ignored

Dr. Prajakta Banik -
Moms' advice and youth reactions to academic challenges.
Parenting

Infants hear more speech than music at home

Dr. Prajakta Banik -
Comparison of speech and music input for infants over two years .
Parenting

Two-thirds of parents report concerns about sick days for adolescents

Dr. Prajakta Banik -
Parental perspectives on teenagers' concerns about sick days and academic performance.
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Significance of both parents in breastfeeding

Dr. Prajakta Banik -
Exploring partner experiences in Swedish breastfeeding support
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Premature babies benefit socially from early body contact

Dr. Prajakta Banik -
Early skin-to-skin contact impacts mother-infant interaction quality at four months for very preterm infants.
Parenting

Child care centers not a significant COVID-19 risk, study suggests

Dr. Prajakta Banik -
Impact of COVID-19 vaccines on SARS-CoV-2 in U.S. child care centers.
Parenting

How genes affect what infants like to look at

Dr. Prajakta Banik -
Genetic variation in infants' social vs. non-social object gaze.
Parenting

Decoding kids’ communication for adults

Dr. Prajakta Banik -
Understanding kids' language as grown-ups.
Parenting

Auckland study links sexism to inadequate parenting

Dr. Prajakta Banik -
The study reveals how parental sexism affects responsive parenting.
Parenting

Paternal leave may safeguard men from alcohol-related illness

Dr. Prajakta Banik -
Effects of paternal leave on alcohol morbidity in Sweden.
Parenting

Dads’ reading and play boost kids’ school performance

Dr. Prajakta Banik -
Fathers boost kids in school through play and reading.
Parenting

Cognitive ability in childhood is linked to financial well-being in adulthood

PLOS -
Childhood cognitive ability and adult financial wellbeing varied between different financial measures.
Parenting

Breastfeeding increased by 2 weeks when mothers stayed at home

Pranjal Malewar -
Research finding offers support for National paid family leave policy.
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